• 약학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.332-337
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• 2006

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic and hard to control disease. In order to develop the therapeutic agent for type 2 DM, many researchers investigated natural products using an in vitro and in vivo assay. In this study, we tried to explore the anti-diabetic activity and mechanisms of ginsam, which is a vinegar-processed ginseng radix. The db/db mice were randomly divided into four groups. The diabetes control (DC) group was orally administrated with distilled water, ginseng radix (GR) or ginsam (GS) was administrated orally at a dose of 150 mg/kg, and the positive control group was orally injected with metformin (MET) at a dose of 300 mg/kg for 5 weeks in db/db mice and measured body weight and blood glucose level every week. All treatment groups decreased the plasma glucose levels compared with diabetic control and GS group significantly lowered the insulin resistance index. GS group also reduced the plasma lipid levels mainly due to reduce the lipogenesis and increase the lipolysis in the fat tissue. In addition, GS group increased the GLUT4 mRNA expression levels in the fat and muscle tissues by 10 fold probably due to increase a $PPAR_{-\gamma}$ mRNA expression in fat tissue. Taken together, GS showed the anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic activities and those activities may ascribe to over-expression of GLUT4 mRNA level and decrease the lipogenesis in fat tissue.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.57-61
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• 2002

The renoprotective activities of white ginseng radix and rootlet were compared in spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) with diabetes. During oral administration of white ginseng radix (Ginseng Radix Alba, GRA) and white ginseng rootlet (Ginseng Radix Palva, GRP) for four weeks, arterial blood pressure and blood glucose levels were determined at every 10 days. In both GRA- and GRP-treatment groups, arterial blood pressures started to go down after 10 days of administration and maintained throughout the study period. After four weeks administrations of GRA and GRP, diastolic blood pressures were significantly decreased with 17% and 9%, respectively. GRA treatment also decreased blood glucose levels after 10 days of administration when compared with diabetic SHR group. At the end of the experiment, serum creatinine (Scr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were not significantly different between the groups, except 62% higher value of BUN in diabetic SHR group when compared with SHR group. In the diabetic SHR group, the excretion of urinary albumin was increased significantly when compared with SHR. The level of urinary albumin in GRA treated group was markedly reduced when compared with diabetic SHR group $(67.8{\pm}4.7\;vs.\;131.3{\pm}13.5\;mg/24\;h).$ To examine the effects of ginseng radices on an overt diabetic nephropathy, index of kidney hypertrophy and transforming growth $factor-{\beta}1\;(TGF-{\beta}1)$ protein levels were evaluated. The glomerular and tubular cells stained positive for $TGF-{\beta}1$ seemed to be more abundant in diabetic SHR than in those with SHR, and GRA treated rats showed somewhat less $TGF-{\beta}1$ protein in glomerular and tubular cells when compared with diabetic SHR. Our results suggest that GRA might be a useful antihypertensive and antidiabetic agent with renoprotective effect.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.203-217
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• 2020

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Centella asiatica, also known as Gotu kola, is a tropical medicinal plant native to Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and South Africa. It is well known to have biological activities, including wound healing, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, and antioxidant effects. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of extracts of C. asiatica against age-related eye degeneration and to examine their physiological activities. MATERIALS/METHODS: To determine the effects of CA-HE50 (C. asiatica 50% EtOH extract) on retinal pigment cells, we assessed the cytotoxicity of CoCl₂ and oxidized-A2E in ARPE-19 cells and observed the protective effects of CA-HE50 against N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced retinal damage in C57BL/6 mice. In particular, we measured factors related to apoptosis and anti-oxidation and the protein levels of rhodopsin/opsin. We also measured glucose uptake to characterize glucose metabolism, a major factor in cell protection. RESULTS: Induction of cytotoxicity with CoCl₂ and oxidized-A2E inhibited decreases in the viability of ARPE-19 cells when CA-HE50 was administered, and promoted glucose uptake under normal conditions (P < 0.05). In addition, CA-HE50 inhibited degeneration/apoptosis of the retina in the context of MNU-induced toxicity (P < 0.05). In particular, CA-HE50 at 200 mg/kg inhibited the cleavage of pro-caspase-3 and pro-poly (ADP-ribose)-polymerase and maintained the expressions of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 and heme oxygenase-1 similar to normal control levels. Rhodopsin/opsin expression was maintained at a higher level than in normal controls. CONCLUSION: A series of experiments confirmed that CA-HE50 was effective for inhibiting or preventing age-related eye damage/degeneration. Based on these results, we believe it is worthwhile to develop drugs or functional foods related to age-related eye degeneration using CA-HE50.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2013

We studied the total polyphenol content, DPPH radical scavenging activity, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibition of water extracts from 17 medicinal plants. Total polyphenol contents ranged from 10.0 (Coix lachryma-jobi L, CL) ~ 279.7 (Perilla sikokiana, PS)mg/g. The water extract from medicinal plants were evaluated for its free radical scavenging activities and compared with a commercial antioxidant, ascorbic acid. DPPH radical scavenging activity of Pyrus pyrifolia (PP), Chamaecyparis obtusa L. (COL), Chamaecyparis obtusa F. (COF), and PS were higher than positive control. Higher hydroxyl radical scavenging activity were shown in Acanthopanax senticosus (AS) and Cordyceps militaris (CM) than the other plants. The highest anti-${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity was observed in Cornus officinalis (CO) and Paeonia suffruticosa Andrews (PSA) water extracts. PSA showed not only the higher DPPH radical scavenging activity but also the anti-${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity. The results of our study that PP, COL, COF, PS, AS, CM, CO and PSA could be potential candidates for natural antioxidants.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.130-138
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• 2018

Quercetin and resveratrol are known to have beneficial effects on the diabetes and diabetic complication, however, the effects of combined treatment of these compounds on diabetes are not fully revealed. Therefore, the present study was designed to investigate the combined antidiabetic action of quercetin (QE) and resveratrol (RS) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. To test the effects of co-treated with these compounds on diabetes, serum glucose, insulin, lipid profiles, oxidative stress biomarkers, and ions were determined. Additionally, the activities of hepatic glucose metabolic enzymes and histological analyses of pancreatic tissues were evaluated. 50 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into five groups; normal control, 50 mg/kg STZ-induced diabetic, and three (30 mg/kg QE, 10 mg/kg RS, and combined) compound-treated diabetic groups. The elevated serum blood glucose levels, insulin levels, and dyslipidemia in diabetic rats were significantly improved by QE, RS, and combined treatments. Oxidative stress and tissue injury biomarkers were dramatically inhibited by these compounds. They also shown to improve the hematological parameters which were shown to the hyperlactatemia and ketoacidosis as main causes of diabetic complications. The compounds treatment maintained the activities of hepatic glucose metabolic enzymes and structure of pancreatic ${\beta}-cells$ from the diabetes, and it is noteworthy that cotreatment with QE and RS showed the most preventive effect on the diabetic rats. Therefore, our study suggests that cotreatment with QE and RS has beneficial effects against diabetes. We further suggest that cotreatment with QE and RS has the potential for use as an alternative therapeutic strategy for diabetes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1016-1024
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• 2011

영지버섯, 여주, 쓴메밀 및 이들 혼합 시료의 70% 메탄올 추출물을 이용하여 생리활성물질(폴리페놀 화합물 및 플라보노이드) 농도와 항산화(DPPH radical 소거 활성, 생체막 지질과산화, Fe/Cu 환원력), ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해, tyrosinase 저해 및 항혈전 활성에 대하여 검토하였다. 추출 수율과 폴리페놀 화합물 및 플라보노이드의 함량은 혼합 추출물에서 가장 높았다. 또한 혼합 추출물에서 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해, tyrosinase 저해, 항산화, 환원력 및 항혈전 활성은 혼합 추출물에서 가장 높았으며, 이러한 효과는 처리 농도 의존적 이였다. 이상의 실험 결과에서 영지버섯, 여주, 쓴메밀의 혼합 메탄올 추출물은 폴리페놀 화합물과 플라보노이드를 많이 함유함으로서 높은 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 및 항산화 활성과 관련성이 높아 보여 항당뇨 건강 기능성식품의 소재 개발에 활용될 가능성이 높아 보인다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.735-743
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• 2012

자색고구마는 항당뇨, 항염증, 및 항산화 활성 등의 다양한 생리활성 효과가 있다. 본 연구에서는 자색고구마의 볶음 처리 후 DPPH, ABTs 및 FRAP를 분석하여 항산화 활성을 비교하였다. 부가적으로 우리는 볶음 처리에 의한 자색 고구마의 항산화 활성 변화 요인을 확인하기 위해 총 phenolics와 flavonoids 함량, 갈변물질 및 phenolic acids 함량을 측정하였다. 볶은 자색고구마는 볶지 않은 자색고구마보다 상당히 높은 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 특히, $200^{\circ}C$에서 10분간 볶음처리 한 자색고구마는 다른 처리 조건들보다 높은 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 볶음 처리 후 총 phenolic와 flavonoid 함량, 갈변물질 및 phenolic acids 함량이 현저하게 증가하였고, 이에 상응하여 항산화 활성이 증가하였다. 이 결과로부터 볶음 처리한 자색고구마는 식품에서 잠재적인 천연 항산화제로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.194-199
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• 2014

The roots of Paeonia lactiflora (PL) has been traditionally used as analgesic, spasmolytic and tonic in Korea, China, and Japan. As part of a search for herbal medicine to treat diabetes and obesity, we confirmed hypoglycemic effect of PL through high fat diet-induced obese and diabetic mice experiments in vivo. Treatment of ethanolic extract from PL led to a significant decrease in glucose level, which is comparable to that of an antidiabetic drug metformin. In addition, PL selectively stimulates the transcriptional activities of both peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor $(PPAR){\alpha}$ and ${\gamma}$, and inhibits enzymatic activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B), which are predicted to be therapeutic target in treatment of type2 diabetes and obesity. Especially, the n-hexane fraction (Hx) from PL ethanol extract showed more potent activities on $PPAR{\alpha}$ and than others and exihibited moderate inhibitory activity against PTP1B.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.615-622
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 초석잠 뿌리의 용매별(물, 에탄올, 부탄올, 클로로포름 및 헥산) 추출물을 제조한 후 항산화와 항당뇨 활성을 측정하여 초석잠의 생리활성 규명을 위한 기초자료를 확보하고자 하였다. 추출물들의 총 폴리페놀 화합물(7.18-37.25 mg/g) 및 플라보노이드(0.21-5.21 mg/g) 함량은 부탄올 > 에탄올 > 물 > 클로로포름 > 헥산 추출물의 순으로 추출 용매에 따라 차이가 있었다. DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성을 통한 항산화 활성은 농도 의존적으로 증가하였고, 추출 용매에 따른 활성의 절대 값은 서로 상이하였으나 폴리페놀성 화합물의 함량이 높을수록 활성도 더 높은 경향이었다. FRAP법에 의한 항산화 활성 또한 농도 의존적으로 유의하게 증가하였으나 모든 농도에서 부탄올 > 에탄올 > 헥산 > 클로로포름 > 물 추출물의 순으로 DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성 활성과는 차이가 있었다. ${\alpha}$-Amylase 저해활성은 실험된 $1,000{\mu}g/mL$과 $2,000{\mu}g/mL$의 농도에서 모든 용매별 초석잠 추출물은 효소의 활성을 저해하지 못하고 오히려 촉진하였다. ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase 저해활성은 물 추출물은 모든 농도에서 활성이 없었으며, 그 외 추출물에서는 시료의 농도가 증가할수록 활성도 증가함을 확인할 수 있었다. 항산화 활성과는 다르게 전반적으로 헥산 추출물의 활성이 부탄올과 에탄올 추출물보다 높았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 초석잠은 추출용매에 따라 용출되는 유효성분이 서로 상이하여 이들의 주요 작용기가 나타내는 활성에도 차이를 나타내는 것으로 추정되므로 각 추출 용매별 유효성분의 규명에 관한 연구가 차후에 더 진행되어야 할 것이다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.1049-1057
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• 2015

This study investigated the physicochemical properties of Dioscorea batatas for improvement of biological activities during a three-step steaming process, steaming $120^{\circ}C$ for 30 min and hot air drying at $60^{\circ}C$ for 8 hrs. Samples were extracted with 70% ethanol and analyzed for free sugars, and organic acids were analyzed by HPLC. The DPPH & ABTS radical scavenging activities, crude saponin, water binding capacity, oil absorption, and ${\alpha}$-glucosidase activity were measured. The major free sugars in all samples were fructose, maltose, and sucrose, and the free sugar contents increased to 157~235% after the three-step steaming process compared to the control. Organic acid contents of samples treated by steaming increased to greater than 55.8 mg/100g. The ABTS radical scavenging activity significantly increased with repeated steaming process, especially after the three-step process. As the time of steaming process increased, DPPH radical scavenging activity increased from 26.99% fresh Dioscorea batatas to 80.46~97.79% after the three-step process. Crude saponin content increased rapidly as steaming time increased, but decreased after the three-step process steaming process. The water-binding capacities of the samples treated by steaming process were higher than that of the control, whereas oil absorption decreased as steaming time increased. From the results, steaming process could be suggested as beneficial for controlling fat intake. Compared to acarbose, a known antidiabetic drug, used as a positive control, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase inhibitory activity of samples treated by two-step steaming was among the samples. The results suggest that Dioscorea batatas treated by steaming process has antioxidative and anti-diabetis activities and can be used as a natural health product.